Lucifer
Hell's rebellious ruler
Lucifer is a name for the devil, particularly before his fall from heaven.
The name means "light-bearer" or "morning star" in Latin, originally referring to the planet Venus at dawn.
In Christian tradition, Lucifer was the brightest angel who rebelled against God and became Satan: Pride was Lucifer's downfall.
The name emphasizes his former glory rather than his demonic nature. (Lowercase lucifer is an archaic term for a match.)
Evil supernatural entity
- demonMalevolent supernatural being
- SatanJudeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
- BeelzebubPrince of demons
- MephistophelesSoul-bargaining demon
tempter · fiend · antichrist · hellfire · inferno · damnation · perdition · underworld
Forced permanent removal
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- cast outForcibly remove or expel
- heavenSky or bliss
- banishmentForced removal from place
fall from grace · transgression · pride · punishment · exile · disobedience · archangel · celestial
Predawn planet or weapon
- dawnDay's first glow
- VenusLove goddess, or planet
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
- daystarPoetic term for sun
illumination · radiance · brightness · herald · torch · enlightenment · knowledge · brilliance
Ruinous excessive confidence
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- self-exaltationExcessive pride in oneself
overreach · presumption · haughtiness · conceit · egotism · deadly sin · downfall · self-importance
Open resistance to authority
- insurgentOne who revolts
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- dissenterOpponent of orthodoxy
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
nonconformist · maverick · heretic · renegade · mutineer · disobedience · autonomy · free will
devil
Evil supernatural entity
Mephistopheles · tempter · fiend · antichrist · hellfire · inferno · damnation · perdition · underworld · Hades
expulsion
Forced permanent removal
banishment · fall from grace · transgression · pride · punishment · exile · disobedience · archangel · celestial · cast down
morning star
Predawn planet or weapon
- dawnDay's first glow
- VenusLove goddess, or planet
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
daystar · illumination · radiance · brightness · herald · torch · enlightenment · knowledge · brilliance · luminous
hubris
Ruinous excessive confidence
self-exaltation · overreach · presumption · haughtiness · conceit · egotism · deadly sin · downfall · self-importance · loftiness
defiance
Open resistance to authority
- insurgentOne who revolts
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- dissenterOpponent of orthodoxy
iconoclast · nonconformist · maverick · heretic · renegade · mutineer · disobedience · autonomy · free will · resistance
- literary villainsIago, Lady Macbeth, Moriarty, Voldemort, Dracula
- Biblical VillainsSatan, Judas Iscariot, Cain, Herod, Goliath
- DanteDivine Comedy, Inferno, Dante, Paradiso, Beatrice
- Demonsdemons, demon, devils, devil, fiends
- Devil namesSatan, Beelzebub, Prince of Darkness, Mephistopheles, Father of Lies
- Divine Comedy charactersDante, Beatrice, Virgil, Francesca, Paolo
Luciferhope
Desire for good outcomes
salvation · grace · redemption · divine love · heaven